Coffee senna: an important species for different ethnic groups
Communications in Plant Sciences
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Início Publicação: 30/06/2011
Periodicidade: Semestral
Área de Estudo: Multidisciplinar
Coffee senna: an important species for different ethnic groups
Ano: 2014 | Volume: 4 | Número: 2
Autores: Lombardo, M.
Autor Correspondente: Lombardo, M. | [email protected]
Autor Correspondente: Lombardo, M. | [email protected]
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Resumo Inglês:
Popularly known as coffee senna, Senna occidentalis (L.) Link(synonym: Cassia occidentalis L.) is a ubiquitous plant appreciated by many tropical communities, especially as a herbal medicine. It has been widely used for centuries, principally for the treatmentof weakness, constipation, liver disorders and skin infections. Due to its poisonous potential tograzing animals, coffee senna is included in several toxicological studies and constitutes a promising species in the study of new active substances.
